Energy · 2023
Terawatt of wind
Global wind capacity passes one terawatt.
The world's installed wind capacity crossed 1 TW in 2023, 40 years after the first commercial wind farms. Wind now supplies roughly 8% of global electricity and more than half in Denmark.
What it built on 1
What it led to 1
Related measurements
The dashed line marks when it first worked.
Installed wind capacity Latest: 1.29k GW (2025) Source: Our World in Data
Wind electricity generation Latest: 2.71k TWh (2025) Source: Our World in Data
Share of electricity from low-carbon sources Latest: 42.6 % (2025) Source: Our World in Data